ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 149245
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| Date: | Tuesday 9 August 2005 |
| Time: | 17:25 |
| Type: |  Rolladen-Schneider LS1F |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | BGA4665 |
| MSN: | 488 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Husbands Bosworth Airfield, Leicestershire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Husbands Bosworth Airfield, Leicestershire (X3HU) |
| Husbands Bosworth Airfield, Leicestershire (X3HU) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the BGA Official Statement into the accident:
"Husbands Bosworth, Leicestershire
10 am, Wednesday 10th August, 2005
Incident at Husbands Bosworth – 9 August 2005
On the afternoon of 9 August, there was a collision between a glider and a man, adjacent to Husbands Bosworth airfield, where the 4th FAI Junior World Gliding Championships are being held. The pilot was not physically injured but the other person, a member of the gliding community, was injured and taken by air ambulance to Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham. According to Leicestershire Constabulary, he was pronounced dead on arrival.
The incident is under investigation by the police and by the government’s Air Accident Investigation Branch. The event organisers and the British Gliding Association are assisting these teams in their investigations. We understand that formal identification of the body has not yet taken place. The incident site has been cordoned off by the authorities and, as a result, flying at the airfield is currently suspended.
Pete Stratten, the BGA Chief Executive said: “Our thoughts are with everybody affected at this sad time. The accident occurred during a race as part of the Junior World Gliding Championships. During the final approach to cross the finishing line a glider, flying at a height of approximately 15 feet, banked at an angle of about 20 degrees to the left as it passed a group of spectators who were standing on vehicles outside the airfield perimeter. The left wing of the glider struck one of the spectators, a professional photographer, causing him fatal injuries. The glider made a largely uncontrolled landing in a nearby field. It was seriously damaged but the pilot was unhurt".
The joint AAIB/BGA investigation concluded that gliders involved in the race had been flying unnecessarily low during the approach to the finish. The accident and other evidence suggested a problem with the safe conduct of race finishes and deficiencies in the training for and oversight of such events. Since this accident, the British Gliding Association has been proactive in trying to address some of these issues but its rules do not apply to gliding Championships conducted in the UK under the International Gliding Commission Rules. The AAIB made five safety recommendations.
Nature of Damage to airframe: Per the AAIB report "Extensive damage to the left wing, left aileron separated from the wing and damaged right wingle"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422eebc40f0b61346000249/LS1F_Glider__BGA4665_02-07.pdf
2. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1155151/ [photographed 2 days before crash]
3. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/hampshire/6937499.stm
4. https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/33/factor200708.pdf
5. https://www.pprune.org/private-flying/185366-husbands-bosworth-incident.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Sep-2012 07:33 | bubu | Added |
| 01-Jan-2013 14:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Aug-2015 08:51 | Anon. | Updated [Source] |
| 13-Aug-2016 18:06 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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